The high-mountain GR20 trail is routinely described as the toughest long-distance hiking trail in all of Europe.  I guess this could be due to the fact that underfoot you could be dealing with anything from loose rock to snow.  There is also the extreme heat and cold that comes with that – or the climbing….

Corsica is a mountainous Mediterranean Island in France.  Although its been part of France for hundreds of years, it retains a distinct Italian culture. Nicknamed the ‘Isle of Beauty’, it’s an excellent resort destination as it presents a mix of stylish coastal towns, dense forest, craggy peaks and prestine beaches. It is the fourth-largest island…

Often referred to as just the ‘Easains’ or ‘This Yin and That Yin’, Stob Coire Easain and Stob a’Choire Mheadhoin are the Munro peaks on high ground running above the deep glacial trough of Loch Treig. Stob Coire Easain in particular is a fine bouldery peak and offers superb views. They are quite hidden away…

The Ring of Steall is a real classic circular mountain route combining the traverse of four Munros. The route takes in An Gearanach, Stob Choire a Chàirn, Am Bodach and then follows the Devils Ridge which involves some scrambling along a narrow, rocky Ridge taking us to Sgùrr a’Mhaim. Situated between Ben Nevis and Loch…

We had not been in the tent for a wild camp in a while, so we set out for Beinn a’Chaorainn in the Cairngorms. We had walked some of this route several times before so I was looking forward to it as I already knew what was to come. This landscape is unbelievably beautiful and…

New York, is the most populous city in the United States, a concrete jungle, a city that never sleeps!  When I hear people talking about ‘concrete’ skylines, I guess I always imagine this very place. Manhattan with its many skyscraper’s including the likes of the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building. Each neighbourhood so unique….